TMC MP Mahua Moitra at the Parliament House complex during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Monday, July 20, 2026 Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection against coercive action to Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra in cases lodged against her for allegedly hurting religious sentiments but directed her to…
Chinsurah: Former Trinamool MLA and district neta Asit Mazumdar was arrested on Tuesday morning and later released on bail by a Chinsurah court in the evening.Mazumdar was preparing to lead supporters to Kolkata for Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee’s July 21 rally when a police team from the Chandannagar Police Commissionerate searched his residence near Khadina…
A commission report on the 1993 police firing was tabled in the assembly. The report stated the firing was worse than the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. KOLKATA: “There was no need to fire bullets to control the crowd located far away from Writers’ Building,” Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari read out from the Sushanta Chatterjee Commission’s report…
Citizens stage protest in support of Sonam Wangchuk in Kolkata Kolkata: Citizens from different walks of life either took to the streets or observed a symbolic hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with activist Sonam Wangchuk, the students and the Cockroach Janata Party. They highlighted the irregularities at national exams, including paper leaks and the…
The Spaniards in Kolkata are in joyful mood as they celebrate the victory in the FIFA World Cup. pic by Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: For around 45 young Spaniards living thousands of kilometres away from home, Kolkata became a little corner of Spain on Sunday night as La Roja defeated Argentina 1-0 to lift the 2026…
Kolkata: The city was stunned into silence as Spain demolished Argentina and snatched the World Cup away to halt Messi’s dream run. While a vast majority mourned the loss, pockets of the city erupted in celebrations after a mesmerising display of artistry and offensive football by La Roja.At nightclub Olterra off Park Street, a motley…
Ferran Torres in Kolkata during the U-17 World Cup in 2017; pic by Pradip Datta Kolkata: Long before Ferran Torres broke Argentine hearts in the Fifa World Cup final on Sunday night, Kolkata witnessed his talent first-hand.Nine years ago, a teenage Torres turned out at a packed Salt Lake stadium in the 2017 Fifa U-17…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court in a July 14 order directed Bengal Police to arrest cricketer Abhishek Porel and seize his electronic devices. Porel is facing criminal charges of rape lodged by a third-year medical student who alleged she was sexually assaulted and abused with a false promise of marriage. She had moved HC alleging…
Kolkata: A 25-year-old woman was found hanging inside a rented apartment in New Town on Sunday night while her live-in partner was discovered with slit wrists, lying in a pool of blood. Cops are probing whether the case involves murder followed by a suicide attempt.The deceased, social media influencer Trisha Saha, was originally from Barrackpore…
Waterlogging on Amherst street Kolkata: Two spells of heavy rain on Monday afternoon left areas in north and central Kolkata, including arterial roads, inundated, leading to traffic snarls that lasted for hours.KMC sources said several areas in north and northeast Kolkata went under water following torrential rain between 1 pm and 3 pm. The highest…
